Hello from Dapaong

Hello Everyone,

From Kara, we travelled in a van to Dapaong; it was crowded, but not nearly as crowded as public transportation in Cameroon. We got here on Wednesday and enjoyed some time off until Friday. Again, we spent much of our time reading. The girls are staying at a house on the LCMS seminary, where the teacher of the LCMS missionary's kids lives; therefore, there are many books in English. I have been reading The Innocent Man by John Grishham, a great book based on a true story. On Friday and Saturday, we did two hour programs in villages near Dapaong. One of them was especially enjoyable because it was under a mango tree!! Four-hundred people fit under a huge mango tree--it was awesome!! We really enjoyed when they danced for us!! At the second village, we did a Bible study and had some time in prayer with forty church leaders here. Sunday, we did another program, but this time it wasn't two hours because we didn't have to translate into Moba or another local language. This afternoon, we have enjoyed spending some time with the American missionaries here. We talked a lot with them, especially about how once you've travelled, you can't stop--who knows where I'll end up next. We also enjoyed eating hamburgers, french fries, popcorn and cookies!!

Monday, we will be going to another village and on Tuesday we will be going to a high school. Wednesday, we have a day off. It has been hot (over 90) here and it is also dry, but we are getting more and more used to it; however, we always appreciate cold drinks and ice cream!!

That's all for now because I'm using an American keyboard--after having gotten used to the French-African one--it is challenging when I have stuff memorized instead of looking at the keys!! If you haven't used a foreign keyboard yet, travel to another country!!


Peace,

Tiffany